Okla. Admin. Code § 55:10-5-8

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 55:10-5-8 - Qualifications for a Landscape Architect License

(a)General requirements. The standard for an initial License to practice landscape architecture shall be:

(1) Completion of a professional degree from an LAAB accredited program in a school of landscape architecture;

(2) Verification of three (3) years of acceptable training credits as provided below or as established by CLARB; and

(3) Passage of the CLARB examinations or equivalent examinations.

(b)Equivalent Education and Training. The Board may accept a Landscape Architect who meets the Board's equivalent standards of acceptable education and experience, licensure in good standing in another jurisdiction or country, and passage of the CLARB examinations or its equivalent, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion.

(c)Training credits.

(1) Training credits may not be counted prior to completion of the third year of college or a pre-professional degree. Thirty-two (32) semester credit hours or forty-eight (48) quarter credit hours are considered to be one (1) year. Fractions of one-half or greater will be considered one-half year and smaller fractions will not be counted. To earn full training credits, an Applicant must work at least (32) to (35) hours per week for a minimum of two consecutive months. A Candidate may earn one-half the credit specified for work of at least fifteen (15) hours per week for a minimum of four consecutive months. Training credits may also be earned by any person who works outside the U.S. or Canada if the person is under the Responsible Control of a person credentialed to practice landscape architecture, architecture, engineering or planner and the supervision person is not registered in a U.S. or Canadian jurisdiction.

(2) Training credits are defined as follows:

(A) Diversified landscape architectural experience under the Responsible Control of a licensed Landscape Architect.

(i) 100% credit

(ii) No limit to credit

(iii) Practicing as a principal in good standing as a landscape architecture for six (6) years full time, shall be deemed to have satisfied the training requirement.

(B) Diversified landscape architectural experience under the Responsible Control of a licensed Architect, engineer or credentialed planner in good standing.

(i) 100% credit

(ii) Two (2) years maximum credit

(C) Landscape architectural experience directly related to on site construction, maintenance, or installation operations.

(i) 50% credit

(ii) 1 year maximum credit

(D) Non-diversified experience in landscape architecture under the Responsible Control of a licensed Landscape Architect, engineer, Architect or credentialed planner in good standing.

(i) 50% credit

(ii) One (1) year maximum credit

(c)State exams required. All Applicants shall take and pass an examination on the Act and these Rules and an examination on Oklahoma plant materials.

Okla. Admin. Code § 55:10-5-8

Amended at 16 Ok Reg 1333, eff 5-27-99; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2555, eff 7-15-02; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 815, eff 5-11-07; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 771, eff 4-27-09; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 921, eff 7-1-12

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 31, Issue 24, September 2, 2014, eff. 9/12/2014

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 37, Issue 24, September 1, 2020, eff. 9/11/2020

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 39, Issue 24, September 1, 2022, eff. 9/15/2022